He imagined the mechanics: the TV app created a temporary pairing session with hide.me’s servers and displayed a short-lived PIN that proved the person watching had physical access to the TV screen. When Jonah entered that PIN on a device where he’d already authenticated with his account, hide.me’s backend matched the two tokens and issued a device token to the TV. That token let the TV keep an authenticated, revocable session without having to store his password locally or force him to endure clumsy remote keyboard entry. It was elegant: convenience for the user, security for the company.
Open the Hide.me app on your Smart TV, Amazon Fire TV Stick, NVIDIA Shield, or Google TV. Do not try to log in with an email/password yet. Look for an option that says: hide.me tv verify pin
A single subscription allows up to 10 simultaneous connections , and the PIN method makes it easy to add your TV as one of those slots. 3. Reviewer Consensus: Pros and Cons How to Set up VPN on Android TV - Hide.me He imagined the mechanics: the TV app created
: On the login screen, look for a unique verification PIN (usually a 4 to 6-digit code) displayed on the TV. It was elegant: convenience for the user, security
: If you purchased your subscription through a mobile store, you may need to manually set a username and password in the mobile app settings before you can link other devices.